They all reached that magical age of 30!
We had Keown, Winterburn, Dixon, Adams, Bergkamp, and Ian Wright, all played well into their 30′s and I have to say playing their best football, look at Maldini and Zidane.
The only reason Wenger wants youngsters is so they can dominate for ten years, then they’d be what? 30!
Trouble is they get to 24 and sod off, so the experiment is shite, it doesn’t work, look at those that have left, Anelka, Flamini, Hleb, Overmars, Reyes and now Ade.
And those that don”t even get to 24 Aliadiere, Sidwell, Muamba, Larsson, Stokes, I’m not saying they were great, but they all ate away at the wage structure and all came with high hopes.
Change the script Arsene, it’s not working.
Yes you get them cheap, but you pay them top wages to come, so with all the kids we have our wage bill is huge, so are they really cheap? I think not, then after years of watching them fumble their way around a pitch, they bugger off (Flamini) or go to the Olympics (Song) the last time a player did that by the way (Brazil game) was Edu, then he rarely played again until he went on a free, because you had the hump with him.
Then when players near the magical age they get thrown out, we need the experience, but we throw them out, unless of course they are French (Gallas) the point here is when they get to 27, they see their last chance for a payday because they know they only have 3 years left before Arsenal dump them.
Look at those we lost, Pires, Henry, Viera, Campbell, Ralph and now Gilberto, when you’re chasing trophies, it helps to have an experienced head, what have we left now? A sulky bastard that when the going gets tough, sits on the pitch and throws wobblies.
I wish I had an answer for why you are obsessed with youth, we know it’s not money because when they get good you have to pay them and those you buy young aren’t that cheap, Theo was £12mil (revised because the Saints got into trouble so don’t claim that one) and Ramsey was £5 mil, plus all the hundreds of £3 mil kids knocking around, it all adds up.
Finally how many of these kids make it? How many FA Youth cups do we win? Are these kids that good?
On that note a big thank you to Gilberto, one of my favourites and a great example of my experience bitch. You’ll be missed!
I don’t mean to sound negative but I can remember when the team was a little older and we probably had a much lower wage bill, so give it some thought, at least we won the odd trophy!
Barry is now back at the Villa skulking around no doubt and feeling a little humble, so the stage could be set to bring him to Arsenal, maybe add Santa Cruz or Huntelaar and get rid of the Togo twat, either that or bung him in the stiffs and sell him in the January transfer window.
He made it clear he’s only bothered about himself, so we should return the compliment, send a message to the rest of the team too, oh and junk Hleb the same way.
Radical? I know, but it’s time to make a stand Arsene, time to stand up to the pay packet bullies!
Way over 550 comments Grovers, what happens when we start playing football eh?
Female intuition is a paranormal thing Rico, I can’t explain it but I know it happens. Maybe you’re right.
I hope you’re right Rico i’d be straight down the Armoury to put his name on my shirt! Lol
Listen, check the message page from yesterday and various other days……. David Villa will become an Arsenal player as soon as he returns from holidays…….. in Bud we trust !!!!
If Villa signed for Arsenal that would just complete the worst ending to an already crap summer!! Under no circumstances do I want him playing for Arsenal.
why is that gmr?
Why GMR?
Another one in on the Fantasy Football guys – The Bukkake Superstars are in.
My 1 gamble player i have gone for is Theo – come on AW, make sure you start him on a regular basis now!
Is Gilberto actually signing for Panathinaikos today?? I thought he was supposed to be there in Greece according to all the papers & websites. Its very quiet though & nothing on their website!!
Yes, why GMR……… is it because you haven’t got him in your Fantasy Football Team????
If only all Arsenal players operated under the same mind set. Perhaps this is why AW goes for kids:
Mexican teenager Carlos Vela has set his sights on being a ‘warrior’ for Arsenal in the new season.
In May, Vela was granted clearance to play for The Gunners in the 2008/09 campaign following three separate loan spells in Spain.
And the 19-year-old forward believes the time he spent abroad will ensure he hits the ground running when he finally begins his career at Emirates Stadium.
“My stay in Spain helped me to make the jump to the Premier League,” Vela told Mexican news agency Notimex. “Now, I am stronger on the field and more mature.
“I am not scared of the Premier League – I will train hard and fight for a chance in the Arsenal squad. I want to be a warrior for the team.
“I’m not thinking about failure. I’m happy to be here and I just want to help the team.”
Because in my opinion Villa is one of the most over-rated players around. He is slow, not very skillful & wouldn’t offer us anything we don’t already have. If Villa signs then we’ve spent upwards of 30 million on a player who’s no better than Eduardo.
Add to that that Villa & Eduardo couldn’t play in the same team because they are very similar players, we’d have lost the height of Ade so everything would have to be on the ground & neither of those two will out pace a defence!!
Every single deal that has involved AFC this summer has not been straight forward has it?!
Whether it be players leaving or vice versa. It’s all been drawn out, and the press have been all over it…yawn and double yawn!!
Bud, I haven’t done my fantasy football team yet & even if Villa did sign he wouldn’t be in it.
Yeah it becomes quite tedious when something is rumoured for weeks and then when they are announced at a conference your like finally there’s no element of surprise any more!
GMR.
theve been talking about Gilberto in greece on sky sports news every 15 mins. along with that little rat Helb.
you know how they love to repeat there headlines
Ethan… diaby signed an 2yr extension to his old deal this year think hes under contract for a while now
Just lost three of our midfielders. i know most ppl didn’t think they were all that but i kinda wannit a midfield, you know someone to provide the strikers. i don’t see Gallas or Big Phil providing RVP with that sweet through ball.
I’m not feeling this summer
GMR, which striker would you like Arsenal to sign if any?
gmr.. you just need to ask the russian and the swedish defence!!!!
If Ade goes I dont think he’ll get replaced because we’ll have 5 international strikers in Theo, Dudu,Bendts,RVP and Vela. plus Jay Simpson.
And that as far as AW is concerned is a mentally strong championship winning outfit
If you beat our side we will teach you a lesson and unsettle your players..
Sky Sports News claim AC Milan have confirmed they are no longer in the market following the capture of Ronaldinho. This spells the end of their pursuit for Arsenal wantaway striker Emmanuel Adebayor.
Finestcuts, if Arsenal were going to spend that sort of money then I’d go for Benzema every day of the week.
Choy, those defences are the equivalent of Derby & Fulham!!
lol!!!
wonder what the dutch boys would have to say about that!!!
david.. can’t wait to see the look on adebawhore’s face right now!!!!!!
Or the English !
Trouble is Choy i don’t fancy our chances next year with a pissed off Ade and those strikers that odub listed none are good enough for regular starts in the first team as striker except RVP who only starts 25% of games anyway..
We need a checked ot Eto’o for a couple of years, and don’t give ade that pay rise!
Goonerman I think 600, Timmy either would do but the Englishman edges it and we can get him, not sure we’d get Alonso, dangerous game waiting for them to sell if they buy Barry.
Hoyte plus 12 would do it. We have at least that from the Hleb deal and 10 left over from Nasri and Ramsey, less the Gilberto 1.
Gunner_fever and Dennis you were in moderation and fuck knows why, I’m going to see if I can watch Merida, I heard it’s on Eurosport, so a beer and a cigar for me! In my basement.
all that goes around at the emirates
http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=493946&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Two+Years+On:+It+isn%27t+just+about+the+football
Raif, the Gilberto stuff on sky sports is just what the papers are saying. I haven’t seen any pictures of Gilberto in Greece or anything more about it. I just want all these deals over with so we can concentrate on the players we have & getting a couple more players in!!
Good enough; I mean not good enough!!!
we’re pretty fucked at the mo…
we still need the CB, 1 top class DM, a winger, and possibly a striker if ade fucks off.
3 players minimum to even think about winning the league
I just read that Wenger has unearthed another gem in Nasri, has he fuck, we all saw his potential 2 years ago, plus he plays for France, I wish he’d unearthed Benzema, I’d be impressed then.
I’m off for a while.
GMR
i agree. i want it all over and done with aswell. im becoming tired of it aswell to behonest.
but im sure sky sports are more reliable then the papers
OK I’m back the game doesn’t start until 5.45
Ethan I’m not saying they are bad players but they are past it and to pay 90 or 100 grand a week for a sub sounds stupid to me. If that’s what scholes and goggs are on then i’ll admit that I’m totally wrong. (they are obviously subs now)
Geoff, what game?
Spain and Merida are playing Hungary (I think) in the under 19′s 5.45 Eurosport.
skybet have changed the odds on us signing arshavin from 7/2 to 5/4… maybe they know somthing we dont!!
get ur Helb Barca SPEECH BUBBLES IN NOW
http://img90.imageshack.us/my.php?image=helbzs7.jpg
AND HERES ANOTHER
http://img99.imageshack.us/my.php?image=helb2on8.jpg
Geoff, thats tomorrow isn’t it?? Its the womens football tonight!!
http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=14718&part=sports
the match is tommorrow
lol geoff!!!!
people…
Check this out!!!!
arsenal 5 year spending!!!
http://img378.imageshack.us/my.php?image=5yearspendingcomparisonan4.jpg
1.6m in 5 years. that must leave out bank ballance in a colour thats above black or somthing.
and yet we still dont spend. when we should that is !!
I have watched the 97/98, 2001/02 and 2003/04 season dvds in the last 3 days and I have come to the conclusion that we only have 5 or 6 players, in our current squad, that are good enough to challenge for a place in any of those seasons, and I say challenge, because its no way guaranteed.
With DB10 up front, along side TH14 or the legend that is Ian Wright, Wright, Wright! that counts out our current strikers!
With Pirres, Overmars , Vierra, Petit, Freddie, Edu we had some amazing midfielders but I think you’d agree that the Cesc would slot in there somehow.
At the back I have to say that Clichy and Sagna would get in any team in any era, and Kolo played his part in the untouchables season, but have we ever had anyone on a par with the great Tony Adams since then? I dont think so. In fact I would go as far as saying our captain last year was a disgrace at times, the big sulky baby!
In short, Geoff is right, come on Wenger, splash the cash for fuck sake, we want some class back!
AndyB -
you forgot about the goal keepers
micheal
i know what your saying but even DB10 took a pay cut ..
i think its a natural progression once you reach that age ..
but your right some players like jens obviously didnt want to do that .
but if we showed loyalty to most of the ones we ousted maybe the youth could have learned a thing or 2 !
what experienced leaders do we have if bert leaves ?
gallas ?!
Raif – sorry, Seamen is the best we’ve had in recent years.
Lehman was good, but the amount of times hes had me shouting,”what the fuck are you doing you fucking idiot”, is endless, take the Drogba incident for example, pair of twats!
Ethangunner, you are right to question the experience of Gallas. Who else can we turn to? Look at it this way . . . we have a number of teens, and early 20 somethings on the squad. They want to hear about “war” stories, and how the Gunners had to grind out a 2-0 come from behind win, down a man, in the rain, against Bolton, at the Wanderers stadium . . . that’s what they want, and the question is where does that experience come from?
V. Persie?
Toure?
Fabregas?
Crazy enough, because there are so few footballers over the age of 30 on any club’s roster, we have to look at the reality of the situation. Players like Cesc do have the experience. Toure and even Clichy have been around for a while, and have hoisted a trophy over their heads . . . not that long ago (at least it might seem that way).
I say lets fill in the gaps. Hleb is out, Ade . . . well, who knows what is going to happen with him . . . Gilberto off to Greece. I think that this is going to be a great season, and I have this gut feeling that we have some trophies to hoist this year.
Cheers.
feck me andyb.. that was hilarious!!!
two twats going at it!!!!
AndyB,
Lehman was . . . well, hot and cold. He had moments of brilliance, and we won’t mention the first two games of last season.
Funny enough, other than his erratic playing against Liverpool in last seasons match at Anfield, Almunia played very well for us.
As a matter of fact, he had one of the best saves of the season against the Spuds, which allowed Nikki to score an amazing header to win the game.
He had a fantastic save against a lethal shot from Gerrard at home. He is not the “greatest” by any stretch, but I have come to love his vocal nature, and I think the players really respect him.
ethan – after Gallas behaviour in the Birmingham game, I think we can count him out!
So simply we dont have any. I personaly think The Cesc and Kolo will grow into great leaders in time, and that is why we need to sign some experienced, world class players now, instead of some “potentialy great” kids, for the future.
And a good start would be Barry
So, if Ade does leave . . . that is a big “if,” who might we get (This is a very open ended question)?
I personally like Santa Cruz. He is realistic, and fits the age, type, and experience mold that Arsene would want.
GMR,
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/07/16/sports/EU-SOC-Panathinaikos-Gilberto.php
choy – I think embarrasing is the word you are looking for, and while we are on the subject of embarrasing twats, I am suprised Eboue didnt go and fall over the pair of them!
If Kolo cannot be a leader at 27 he’s never going to be.
Maryland – If Ade goes to Barca, I think we should get Eto in return. I know I said the other day that his ego might get in the way, but I think it is a chance worth taking because we need proven players
at least gilberto is set to be highest paid in the greek league!!
Fair point david, and given the chance I think he would, but when Gallas was given the captaincy last season I think it knocked some confidence out of him. If kolo was made captain next season, I think he would become a great leader of the team, but then I think it would have the same effect on Gallas and we’d be back to square 1!
If it was up to me, I’d out Gallas, bring in Anton Ferdinand and give Kolo the armband, but thats not going to happen is it?
I know we all wanted him to go, but now it has pretty much happened I am completely fucked off with the whole situation.
My first aim is to keep the team together…….Failed
I will make signings in the next 2-3 weeks………Failed
I will reassure the Fans………..Pending
Dont fuck up the last one Arsene,
I for one dont feel confident that we will replace those that have left, at least not with players that are ready to play premiership football
We have now lost our best Keeper, Best CM, Best L or RM player of last season and a very solid back up CM in Gilberto
Arsene what the fuck is going on, please please please start re-assuring me that you actually know what the fuck you are doing.
AKB will point to the fact that the transfer window is still open for a while, well bollocks you were telling me that last summer when I said that we did not have enough strength in depth to cope with injuries and sure as shit we didnt strengthen then so where do I get the belief he will do it this time!!!!!
Rant over
lets give gallas a second chance…
Hats off to Pat!
Choy – I think you will get your wish, but I dont agree
ps. Hleb has been unveiled on the Barca website, just incase anyone didnt know
If Toure was made captain, Gallas would chuck the toys out..
What a crap deal we got with Chelsea, sold Englands current left back for £5 mill and in return got the highest paid player at Arsenal for two years who will probably fook off for next to nothing, having won nothing!!
Still someone knows lol!
Why is Hleb only going for 11.9 Million? Surely if Yaya was part of the deal we would’ve heard something
“Aleksandr Hleb will bring technique, strength and awareness to Barça in the 2008-09 season after perfecting his craft during successful spells with VfB Stuttgart and Arsenal.”
Aparantly he was at Arsenal to ‘perfect his craft’ before he moved to a bigger club
The Cunt is gone, Lets hope the other Cunt will leave tomorrow…………. I hate using the word Cunt, but sometimes…….. well………. It just seems right !!!!!!!!!
Anyyone notice nothing on Arsenal’s website !!!
We are an ammateur poxhole run club and me for one is fed the fuck up about them…………. I feel for them on Saturday thats all I say !!!!!!!!!
Bud without protecting Arse,com Hleb hasn’t signed for Barca yet.. From the Barca website
If, as expected, Hleb passes the medical today then he will sign a three-year contract with the club on Thursday and be presented to the media as a new FC Barcelona player
No Surprise there then Bud, But at least we get to know that Arsenal TV is changing Channel Numbers…Oh I forgot that is something that brings money into the club.
Thats Fair enough David, but bear in mind it is all over the media, why cant they at least put up a story stating that Alexander Hleb has been allowed to discuss terms with Barcelona and will join them in the coming days if a contract and price is agreed
Especially as the last OFFICIAL Arsenal word I remember on the matter was them saying that they were not for sale and under contract.
David – you’re right its tomorrow, but it would be nice, just once every now and then, if Arse.com put something on the website that we didn’t already know. And, for that matter, it would also be good if they said something other than “we would like to wish him good luck and wish him all the best………blah….blah…..blah” and said what they really thought. Like “Arsenal would like to take this oppertunity to say good riddance you greedy little cunt, now fuck off and dont come back”!
David, according to the Barca website he has signed a 4 year deal. Not only that but the price is 15 million euro’s & 2 million of that is add on’s. So we eventually got 13 million euro’s for him meaning we sold him for less than we paid!! Come back DD we are desperate!!
Bud, I’m in total agreement about the website, Arsenal don’t give a fuck about us real fans all they fucking care about is their customers who swell the coffers!! Cnuts!!
Hleb can sod off; he can’t score goals.
You Know the policy they only report the facts.. After everyone else.
How come when we have a player over for a medical it’s like Thunderbird Island where the palm trees go down and the player sneeks in, a week later we get the first picture?
Barca have a fanfare and fireworks and it’s everywhere on TV etc. Then he has a medical.
Cause that excites the fans and gives them hope and belief and ha ha reassurance that we will challenge next season
GMR on the Barca website I have open it says tomorrow and a three year deal can you do a link please.
At least Barca have the decency to hold a press conference for new players so their fans see & hear from them. At Arsenal we’re lucky to get a couple of lines on the website & thats days after he players sign.
It says 2012. Maybe I’m misreading, was never much good at spanish!!
http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/catala/noticies/futbol/temporada08-09/07/n080716104950.html
GMR theres a english version
.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada08-09/07/n080716104941.html
http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada08-09/07/n080716104941.html
Hows it going guys
Fabregas to join his mate Hleb next year?
id love to know what the Barcelona fans think of them signing HLEB.
surely they know of his utter shit scoreing record for us in 3 seasons.
‘I know what I want and I am very confident,’ he said.
‘I hope to turn that around in the next two or three weeks. They (fans) should be re-assured by what they see.’
‘It would be better to buy someone who has played in England because they are less risky, but it costs more money if they are from the Premier League,’ Wenger said.
‘Maybe I will try to do both.’
‘It doesn’t look like we have no team and we have to build a team,’ HA HA HA HA
‘If we are winners we come back and do it and that is what I expect from my team,’ he added.
‘I think the big core of the team is ready to come back and fight, and that all of them are determined to come back and win.
‘Like every big disappointment you have in life you go through a period where you have to swallow and digest it and think ‘Where do I go from here? Do I feel sorry for myself or do I fight and do something different?’
‘After a while the players come together and there is a good togetherness in the squad.
‘I feel they have created something special and not to take advantage of that would be criminal for me.’
What a load of Bollox, mind you he does have a degree in Politics and Economics so we should really expect this shit….
We would tell you Tel but ,like the Arse.com, we will not give you any info until you have read it elsewhere first!
pat.. maybe a bit of a politician in him too!!!
So who do you reckon next Summer then
My money is on RVP, Cesc, Rosicky and Clichy
GMR they haven’t updated the English one then, Your link reads 4 years but you can see where I got the 3 year deal signson thursday from..
David, thats not the same article!!
David, sorry we was posting at the same time. They always update the english version later.
And he is French Pat, lets face it they aren’t that keen on us are they?
Hi Goonerman
Is this inside info ?
Honestly if I have any shred of confidence that these guys would be replaced by players that could actually contribute next season, I would feel ok about it
Fuck we were only just addressing the short falls of last season by bringing Nasri and Vela into the team.
Now we are missing Jens, Hleb, Gilberto, Diarra and Flamini
Pat – Cesc and Clichy wont go till they’ve reached their peak, so we should get another 3 seasons out of them and RVP and Rosicky wont leave till they manage 10 games in a row between them………….. I think we’re ok there then!
here wihere lads with my Spanish translator. this is what 1 fan said.
1: barca fan:
Help is a good player, is better than cesc, gives flavor to see him to play. .., is a great acquisition…
ill see i can get some more
Wow there hoping.
whilst the buy-out clause in Hleb’s contract has been set at £71 million.
El Tel – I’ve been speaking with Cesc
heres another barca fan.
i think u can get the gist of this comment
“The Arsenal does not pass to be third, fourth in the English League and this player is in that team, of average class. ..no is holder.. I have seen some 12 parties and is stiff, running and fighter, but nothing for the Spanish League. ..Esto passes for leaving elejir the players to a novice..
Better than Cesc Raif?
Are you sure it wasnt “Alexanda who? is he the one who does 3 piroetts(scuse spelling) then passes to the other team? We’d better get Cesc!”
i never said that Andy
this is what the barca fans are saying.
im checking the barca fan website, seeing what there making of the Kleb deal.
no one is better then cesc in my book.
Goonerman – The Cesc will be captain in 2/3 seasons time and will not leave. In that time we will have signed, Eto, Villa, Barry, Messi, Arshavin and Kaka and will have sold Senderos, Eboue and Song,(if hes not too busy at the olympcs), to Barca.
Raif – I know mate, I was laughing at the blind/ stupid Barca fan, not you
I thought Wenger said Hleb was going nowhere??? Does that mean we’ll now get a centerback? Wenger said when talking about Ade if a maanager says no, then the players goes, the manager looks foolish, does that make Wenger a fool by his own analogy?
Or a complete muppet with no nuts?
hahaha Sorry mate. mis reading on my part.
i find it very laughable from that comment.
another fan had said wenger is disprate to by somone thats why he sold helb to them.
or somthing along them lines.
id love to know who he thinks wenger wants. only god knows what his reading in them spanish papers
Andy B – I hope you are right about Cesc. Out of that lot I would have Messi, Arse Shaving and kaka. Barry is average Englishman, Etoo maybe knackered and Villa a short arse (we’ve got too many of those).
The only Englishman our team needs is Peter Storey!! Now he would stand no rubbish from the likes of Bolton.
Geoff –
wenger said not going any were to make sure the value of the player stays up and goes down. thats why he said that.
if he said yes i want to sell, then we wouldnt have gotten the fee we have got him for and rather have gotten somthing like 7 mill instead
stays up. and NOT GOES DOWN.. i mean
It’s on the arsenal site now and Wenger is thanking Hleb for his contribution, what fucking contribution, we’ve won fuck all since he’s been here, Wenger is such a wimp, it’s embarrassing.
Just on SSnews aswell Geoff.
Goonerman – yeah you’re right about the shortarses, although in fairness most of them are only 12
I’m so glad that I have season ticket at the most expensive ground to watch football played by the best young players that will one day play for Barcelona or AC Milan.
The Arsenal manager was speaking to the Sunday Mirror: “I think Ronaldo will stay at United because I cannot see the club making the kind of statements they have made if they have no assurance from Ronaldo that he will stay.
“Once a club of their stature say he will stay, he has to stay. If he doesn’t stay you look weak, weaker than if you said nothing at all.”
lol thats so true geoff….wenger thanking alex hleberson is nothing but embarassing why dont our manager grow a pair and say good riddance we were waiting to get rid of him and that would make us feel so much better.
Just read the article on Arse.com.
I fucking knew they would say all that wish him luck bollocks.
Sack the board and bring in Simon Jordan, at least he has the bollocks to say it like it is, the orange freak!
We are comfortable with our decision to let him go and we are all looking forward to continuing our preparations for the new season ahead.
More spin from Arsene Wenger MP
Pleased he has gone Arsene, but remember our feelings about that
I HOPE WE SELL HIM AS LONG AS WE BUY A REPLACEMENT
Oh and Arsene
Definition of Replacement: the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
Not the act of furnishing a non-equivalent or prepubescent footballer in the place of an experienced one
Why dont we just rename ourselves to Barcelona B
I was going to renew my membership tonight, not in the mood now
oh comon pat we could also call ourself arselona
Fair one Arselona is a better name
David – well quoted!!!
Are we sure AW was away comentating on the euros in June, or was he at Glastonbury doing mushrooms!
Someone needs to remind him of the promises he made before the euros, fuck me its not like when you tell the mrs yr only going out for one, I think some of us actually believed him
lol i have a feeling geoff is gona post a good one tomorrow on hlebs departure
Pat, don’t blame you mate. We’re treated like mugs & I bet Nasri was the last player we’ll sign this summer.
Oh well now that Hleb, Gilberto, Flamini & Lehmann have gone he only needs to sign another 5 players to keep his word!!
Arsene “I think Ronaldo will stay at United because I cannot see the club making the kind of statements they have made if they have no assurance from Ronaldo that he will stay.
“Once a club of their stature say he will stay, he has to stay. If he doesn’t stay you look weak, weaker than if you said nothing at all.”
“He’s under contract and that’s quite simple. I can tell you as manager of Arsenal football club I’m not worried.
Then Wenger said about Ade
“Of course I expect him to be at Arsenal next season – he’s under contract.”
What’s cracking grovers?
Has Hleb left?
Did Wenger say anything interesting?
Did he say why Hleb was leaving after Wenger stated no one would leave this summer?
Pedro. hi there mate
Yes.
Yes.
NO
yo pedro get me offeth moderation brotha
Unfortunately no media or press seem to ask him those questions
A bit like what happened to your plan of signing players before the Euros?
You’re not in moderation?
or maybe “do you feel the arsenal fans should be reassured with the signings of ramsey and nasri or are there more to come?”
AW: we are comfortable with the decision to let Hleb go
thanks pedro feels good to be a civillian again.
When did you go in there!
If you post a link, sometimes wordpress eats it up!
I think its class what we wrote on the website.
he was a cunt.. but we always bid adieu in a good way, whoever it may be…
forget about him people….now we need replacements!!!!
Here’s the Wen ger one talking about Hleb…
Wenger, though, insists Hleb – who has impressed this season – is going nowhere.
“We want to keep the team together, I do not change my mind every week. I am quite stable on that front,” insisted the Arsenal manager.
yea actualy i had posted a link i think and geoff mentioned me and denis were in moderation and didnt know the reason
any one has atvo.. what is vela saying.. does he speak english?
Choy.
http://carlosvelanews.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/carlos-vela-learning-english-is-ready-to-help-arsenal-fight-for-honours/
david.. thank you!
Wenger is far from a wimp. He is a really thoroughly decent human being who treats former employees with respect. He isnt some egotistical maniac (Jose) or antagonistic bitter old jock fuck (Fergie), and he doesnt feel the need to use the media to stick the knife into players who leave the club. He rises above stuff like that because he has more decency than just about anybody in football today.
Sure he’s made mistakes, he aint god. But just coz he doesnt want to publically slate everyone who’s ever left the club doesnt make him a wimp. He obviously liked Hleb, both personally and as a footballer, so why would he want to see him on his way with a right good slagging off? Nothing wrong with us slagging off Hleb if we didnt rate his contribution, but to call Wenger names coz he doesnt feel the need to criticise Hleb is just shit-stirring for the sake of it.
AKB ALERT!!
Gidster -
you Reek of AKB
i can smell the stencth from here
gunnerfever – LOL
the AKB alarm bells was RINGING for both of us there
Gidster… I am with you on that one mate.
Bad blood just makes you look unprofessional…
Never slag of your previous employer… and vice versa.
choy – he is probably saying “I love Arsenal football club, and am very much looking forward to playing for Barca next year”!
lol true raif my grover senses where tingling the moment i read the comment
Guys, he’s not being AKB…
If wenger stooped to Hlebs level, we’d all be a bit pissed.
Send him packing on our terms… get in a new replacement!
Hleb is the unproductive trophyless past… he didn’t work… lets change things around and make this season count!
Wenger wished Cole well… and let cole make himself look a cunt… which he duly did.
Hopefully Hleb will follow suit.
Who has been calling Wenger names I had a quick look back and i cannot find any?
yeah i know pedro mate.
were just having a giggle thats all.
its not smart being unprofessional
on the subject of cole Pedro, do you think he will be outed now Bridge has signed that new fat contract?
I fucking hope so!
David – shall we make them all stay behind till someone owns up?